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Tominaga's late 3 helps Nebraska beat Northwestern 75-69

AP
Jan 20, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Keisei Tominaga hit a deep 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to allow Nebraska Cornhuskers to beat Northwestern Wildcats for the first time since 2019, defeating the Wildcats 75-69 on Saturday afternoon.

Nebraska had lost seven straight to the Wildcats and trail in the all-time series 13-10.

Nebraska held an 11-point lead, 65-54 with under 10 minutes left, but Brooks Barnhizer fueled a Northwestern comeback to tie the game at 65 on a Ryan Langborg free throw with 3:57 left. C.J. Wilcher scored at the basket to put Nebraska back in front and Tominaga scored a layup, then hit a pair of free throws for a 71-65 lead. Barnhizer powered inside for a layup and Boo Buie hit two free throws with 49 seconds left to get the Wildcats within two, 71-69, but Tominaga's 3 as the shot clock wound down iced the win.

Nebraska committed 18 turnovers, with the Wildcats turning them into 17 points and fueling their late comeback.

Josiah Allick led Nebraska (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) with 15 points, with Tominaga adding 14 points and six rebounds after hitting 2 of 4 from beyond the arc. Brice Williams scored 12 points with Jamarques Lawrence and Wilcher chipping in 10 each.

Barnhizer scored six first-half points and finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead Northwestern (13-5, 4-3). Langborg added 15 points with five rebounds and four steals.

Nebraska plays host to Ohio State on Tuesday. Northwestern plays host to No. 14 Illinois on Wednesday.

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1st Half
NW
Wildcats
35
NEB
Cornhuskers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Nicholson vs. Rienk Mast (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:41		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Langborg steals)
19:28		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
19:26		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
19:05	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	0-3
18:48		Boo Buie misses two point layup
18:46		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
18:39		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
18:37		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
18:28		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass) (Luke Hunger steals)
18:10	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	3-3
17:45	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	3-5
17:20	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	6-5
17:02		Ty Berry personal foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
16:55		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
16:53		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
16:47		Ryan Langborg personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
16:44	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	6-7
16:27	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	9-7
16:10		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
16:10	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
15:48	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	12-9
15:35		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball)
15:35		TV timeout
15:20	+2	Boo Buie makes two point jump shot	14-9
15:03	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	14-11
14:41		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
14:39		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
14:39	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	16-11
14:23	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	16-14
14:05		Boo Buie turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Wilcher steals)
14:01		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:59		Ty Berry defensive rebound
13:39		Boo Buie misses two point layup
13:37		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	16-16
13:15		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
13:13		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
13:00		C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
12:38		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
12:36		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
12:15	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	16-18
11:55		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
11:51		Jamarques Lawrence offensive foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
11:51		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:27		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
11:25		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
11:03	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)	16-20
10:45	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	18-20
10:25		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass) (Boo Buie steals)
10:21		Eli Rice shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-20
10:21		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	19-22
9:49		Ryan Langborg misses two point jump shot
9:47		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
9:44		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
9:29		C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
9:11		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
9:02		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
9:00		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
8:51		Keisei Tominaga turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Langborg steals)
8:35		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
8:33		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
8:31		Keisei Tominaga personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul)
8:20		Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot
8:18		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
7:59	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists)	19-24
7:49		Rienk Mast personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:35	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	22-24
7:22		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
7:20		Ty Berry defensive rebound
6:57		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
6:55		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
6:48		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
6:46		Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
6:24		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
6:24		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:24		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:24		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	22-26
5:50		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
5:48		Ty Berry offensive rebound
5:45		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
5:43		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
5:37	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boo Buie assists)	24-26
5:10	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	24-28
4:52		Ty Berry misses two point layup
4:50		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
4:47		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
4:45		Brice Williams defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	24-30
4:34		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:22	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	27-30
4:04	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	27-33
3:30	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	30-33
3:13	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	30-35
2:53		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
2:51		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
2:36		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
2:34		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
2:11		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Wilcher steals)
2:01		Brice Williams turnover (traveling)
2:01		TV timeout
1:42	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	32-35
1:14		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
1:12		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:52		Brice Williams shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:52		Boo Buie misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:52	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-35
0:52	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-35
0:46		Boo Buie personal foul (Cornhuskers draws the foul)
0:46		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:41	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	34-37
0:03		Brice Williams personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-37
0:03		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:01		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
0:01		Brice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:01	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-38
0:01	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NW
Wildcats
34
NEB
Cornhuskers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Luke Hunger turnover (lost ball) (Keisei Tominaga steals)
19:39		Ryan Langborg personal foul (Cornhuskers draws the foul)
19:34	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	35-42
19:12		Josiah Allick personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
19:09		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
19:07		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
18:50		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-43
18:50	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
18:33	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)	38-44
18:17	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	38-46
17:47		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
17:45		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
17:37	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	38-49
17:26		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:26		TV timeout
17:11		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
17:09		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
16:42		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
16:40		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
16:39		Brice Williams personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
16:26	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	40-49
16:05		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Langborg steals)
16:05		Ryan Langborg turnover (out of bounds)
15:57		Brooks Barnhizer blocks C.J. Wilcher's three point jump shot
15:55		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	42-49
15:30		Josiah Allick misses two point layup
15:28		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
15:08		Rienk Mast blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
15:05		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
14:59	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	42-51
14:26	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	44-51
14:03		Josiah Allick turnover (bad pass)
14:03		TV timeout
13:51	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	47-51
13:35		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
13:35	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
13:20		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
13:20	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
13:04		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
13:04		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:04	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-54
12:42	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	52-54
12:28		Boo Buie shooting foul (Eli Rice draws the foul)
12:28	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-55
12:28	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
12:14		Eli Rice blocks Brooks Barnhizer's three point jump shot
12:12		Eli Rice defensive rebound
12:10		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Eli Rice draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
12:10	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
11:55		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
11:53		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
11:47		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
11:45		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:31		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
11:29		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
11:23		C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Boo Buie steals)
11:14		Boo Buie misses two point layup
11:12		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
11:07		TV timeout
11:00		Matthew Nicholson blocks Rienk Mast's two point jump shot
10:59		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
10:57		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
10:55		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
10:53	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	52-60
10:33		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
10:31		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	52-62
9:56	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Ryan Langborg assists)	54-62
9:34	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Eli Rice assists)	54-65
9:20		Eli Rice blocks Ryan Langborg's two point jump shot
9:17		Ryan Langborg offensive rebound
9:11		C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
9:09		Eli Rice personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
9:05	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	56-65
8:44		Ryan Langborg blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup
8:41		Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Ryan Langborg makes two point layup	58-65
8:06		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
8:00		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
8:00	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
7:37		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
7:35		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
7:15		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
7:13		Brice Williams defensive rebound
7:00		Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
6:45	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists)	62-65
6:40		Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
6:36	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point dunk	64-65
6:36		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
6:25		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
6:19		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
6:17		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
5:56		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Rienk Mast's two point layup
5:55		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
5:35		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
5:33		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
5:18		Matthew Nicholson personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
5:18		Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:18		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
5:00		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
4:58		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
4:33		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Langborg steals)
4:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:21		TV timeout
4:18		Boo Buie misses two point layup
4:16		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
4:14		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
4:12		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
4:05		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
4:03		Ryan Langborg offensive rebound
3:58		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Ryan Langborg draws the foul)
3:58	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
3:58		Ryan Langborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
3:32	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup	65-67
3:11		Ryan Langborg misses two point jump shot
3:09		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
2:52		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
2:50		Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound
2:48	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup	65-69
2:31		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
2:29		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
2:26		Ryan Langborg personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
2:26	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-71
2:15	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	67-71
2:02		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:40		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
1:38		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
1:38		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:28		Ty Berry turnover (out of bounds)
1:04		Matthew Nicholson blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point layup
1:04		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:59		C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
0:57		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:51		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
0:51	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
0:27	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	69-74
0:14		Boo Buie misses two point layup
0:12		Ryan Langborg offensive rebound
0:12		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
0:11		Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound
0:11		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
0:09		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:09		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:09		Brice Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:07		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
0:05		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound